The Chicago Blackhawks were bothered by the Minnesota Wild’s ability to “buzz around” their defense, but they were stung by Kirill Kaprizov’s first-period goal.

Brock Faber snapped a tie in the third period, and the Minnesota Wild stopped a four-game losing streak by edging the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3.

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Brock Faber scored the go-ahead goal at 2:43 of the third period, and the Minnesota Wild ended a four-game skid with a 4-3 win against the Chicago Blackhawks at Xcel Energy Center on Monday. Jonas Brodin found Faber in the high slot for a shot through traffic to give Minnesota a 3-2 lead.

Brock Faber scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period and the Minnesota Wild held on for a 4-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday night in Saint Paul, Minn.

The Minnesota Wild ended its four-game losing streak with a 4-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks at Xcel Energy Center Monday night. Kirill Kaprizov started the scoring for Minnesota with his 23rd goal of the season in the first to even the game at one.

Brock Faber scored the go-ahead goal 2 minutes, 43 seconds into the third period and the Minnesota Wild snapped a four-game skid with a 4-3 victory over the division rival Chicago Blackhawks Monday night at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn.

The Minnesota Wild found themselves behind early against the Chicago Blackhawks but found a way to pull themselves out of their slump.

PAUL - The Minnesota Wild (20-10-4) are back in action tonight before the Christmas break to face the Chicago Blackhawks (12-20-2) on home ice. The Wild have lost four straight games and are in their first slump of the season.

The Minnesota Wild’s Matthew Boldy and the Chicago Blackhawks’ Teuvo Teravainen are two of the top players to watch when these squads meet on Monday at 8:00 PM ET, at Xcel Energy Center. Buy tickets for this matchup at StubHub!